Listings for BBC 2 on Friday, September 20 2019

Antiques Road Trip 14/25. James takes a trip back to 1672 with a cannonball, Izzie is charmed by a snake, and James dresses a crab. Who'll nip into the lead at auction? [S]

07:15

Garden Rescue 34/40. Charlie, Harry and David create a beautiful garden in Chester that combines exotic holiday memories of Borneo, America and South Africa. [S,AD]

08:00

Gardeners' World Monty has plenty of inspiration for gardeners from planting for late summer colour to tidying up herbs and pruning soft fruit. Nick Bailey concludes his journey into the clematis world. [S,SL]

BBC Newsroom Live Stay up to date on the day's top stories, with the latest breaking news as it happens. [S]

12:15

Politics Live Analysis and discussion from Westminster of the big political issues of the day. [S]

13:00

Hardball 12/20. Ore Oduba hosts a high-tension, fast-paced quiz where contestants battle to outrun the Hardball - if it overtakes them, it is game over. [S]

13:45

Home away from Home Families swap homes with complete strangers to travel around the UK. Friends from Cheshire swap their home with a couple from Derbyshire. [S]

14:30

Heir Hunters 3/20. Series following the work of probate researchers. Heir hunters take on one of their biggest cases as they try to find relatives of a travelling salesman who lived in Scotland. [S,AD]

15:15

Digging for Britain 1/4. The best in British archaeology. Finds in the west include the camp from which the Vikings invaded, Iron Age gold and evidence that people lived inside our henge monuments. [S,AD]

16:15

Who Do You Think You Are? 5/10. Celebrity genealogy series. Actress Sheridan Smith is keen to know where her musical talent comes from and is soon hot on the trail of her great-great-grandfather. [S,AD]

17:15

Flog It! Antiques series. This episode comes from Norwich Cathedral in Norfolk. In the great nave, Kate Bateman and David Fletcher pick out some choice items to take to auction. [S]

18:00

Eggheads Jeremy Vine hosts the show where every day a new team of challengers take on probably the greatest quiz team in Britain. [S]

18:30

The Big Cook Out 4/4. Sam and Shauna help Deri Rugby Club celebrate with their big cookout, including barbecuing two whole deer for a venison-themed feast. [S]

19:00

The Repair Shop 13/15. Dominic Chinea uses his skills on a Cornish museum sign, Steven Fletcher steers an old banger back onto the road and Julie and Amanda start treatment on a very special teddy. [S]

19:30

Mastermind 6/31. John Humphrys hosts another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take the black chair. The subjects include the London Underground, the Woodstock festival and Al Pacino. [S]

20:00

Gardeners' World Monty assesses the progress of his paradise garden at Longmeadow, while in Glasgow Frances meets a gardener whose hands-off approach to his garden has reaped rewards for wildlife. [S]

21:00

Inside the Vatican 1/2. Filmed over a historic year, with unprecedented access, we see Pope Francis and those who work in the Vatican prepare for the most sacred celebration in the Church calendar, Easter. [S,AD]

Newsnight The day's important national and international news stories with Katie Razzall. [S]

23:00

Weather Weather bulletin. [S]

23:05

When Mary Beard Met Margaret... ...Atwood. Mary Beard talks to novelist Margaret Atwood about her career and her sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. [S]

23:45

The LunchboxFilm
Drama. A mistaken delivery of a lunchbox in Mumbai leads to an encounter between a lonely young housewife and a widower. [2013] [S]

01:25

The Chefs' Brigade 4/6. Tensions run high as the new recruits try to find their place, and the Brigade face the hardest service of their careers against a Michelin-starred chef and his brigade. [S,AD,SL]